Plus, a study shows alarming levels of employee engagement. Greetings, comms pros! Let’s take a look at a few news stories from the past week and see what we can learn from them. 1 . Paramount tells employees focus is back on strategic plan after Skydance negotiations It’s been an interesting three months at Paramount — between a major leadership...

Case studies on anticipating eventualities during an election year, training across departments and more. Change may be the only constant, but any crisis can be mitigated with a forward-thinking comms strategy and scenario planning that anticipates the incidents most likely to affect your organization and stakeholders. During April’s Employee Communications...

Apple’s major expansion into AI dominates the headlines. This week, Apple made a huge step forward in its own AI journey – and likely toward democratization and expanding the use of AI by everyday people. California is also tired of waiting for the feds to regulate AI and is stepping up to the plate.   Read on to find out what communicators need...

Breaking down insights from the EY Future Workplace Index. From return-to-office (RTO) pushes to flexible workplace policies, the past few years saw organizations constantly changing their messaging around the workplace experience. But to make those types of choices from an informed, strategic place, communicators need information that’s rooted in...

Knigge shares tips on matching your leadership style with the right org and working your way to your dream job. Ragan’s Council Career Conversations, a recurring series within Ragan’s Communications Leadership Council,  gives council members a chance to illuminate their career paths and unpack lessons learned along the way In a recent interview...

Generative AI revolutionizes HR with creativity, productivity and automation. “The future is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed.”  The quote, attributed to science-fiction writer William Gibson, perfectly describes what tends to happen when technology leaps forward. Whether it’s a smartphone or the internet, what was once strange and...